Latest in Tag: COVID-19 Highlight
Latest in Tag: COVID-19

China, Africa enhance solidarity in face of COVID-19: Xi
Xi made the remarks in his keynote speech at the Extraordinary China-Africa Summit on Solidarity against COVID-19 held via video link.

Opinion| COVID-19 proves priority of accelerating digital economy
COVID-19 pandemic played major role in acceptance of digital transformation in Egypt, supported by political leadership

COVID-19 medicine bags sent to 7,098 adults, 646 children: Health Minister
Egypt’s total confirmed COVID-19 cases up to 49,219, of whom 13,141 recovered

We oppose politicization and stigmatization of COVID-19: Xi
“We oppose racial discrimination and ideological bias. We stand firm for equity and justice in the world,” Xi said in his keynote speech at the Extraordinary China-Africa Summit on Solidarity against COVID-19 held via video link.

Chinese, African leaders mourn lives lost to COVID-19
The secretary-general of the United Nations and the director-general of the World Health Organization also attended the meeting as special guests

WHO welcomes Dexamethasone promising results among COVID-19 patients
Medication may cause negative side effects, should be taken under medical supervision, says Egyptian Medicines Authority

Healthcare professionals offer comfort, monitoring to COVID-19 patients at home
Patients receive daily follow-up to monitor when they need emergency care

Fawry reports leap in profits due to COVID-19 related measures
Fawry’s net profit amounted to EGP 30.7m in 1Q 2020

EMS calls for releasing doctors arrested for criticising COVID-19 response
Syndicate requested presence of legal representatives during interrogations of doctors arrested over their critical views

Daily coordination vital among Health, Higher Education Ministries on COVID-19: Cabinet
Egypt reports 1,567 new coronavirus cases and 94 new fatalities on Tuesday

Egypt brings home 57,000 citizens stranded abroad amid COVID-19
Commercial flights to resume at country’s all airports on 1 July

‘Ahalyna’ offers online medical help for COVID-19 patients self-isolating at home
Doctors in the initiative follow up with around 88 cases, says co-founder

AFD allocates €15m to support Egypt’s COVID-19 fight
Funding will go to purchasing medical equipment, protection and prevention tools to combat pandemic, says Al-Mashat

Real Estate developers face changing customer tastes post-Covid-19
Less office space, greater home comforts potential new trends in customer real estate tastes in post-pandemic period

Beijing puts some districts under lockdown amid fears of second COVID-19 wave
Wholesale market and at least 11 neighbourhoods have been closed as precaution

Further EGP 10bn allocated to FY 2019/20 budget against COVID-19
A report issued by the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development added that EGP 2.5bn has been allocated to the Ministry of Housing, and EGP 0.12bn to the Ministry of Transport.

Egypt’s daily COVID-19 record-breaking spike continues with 1,691 cases, 97 deaths
Country’s total confirmed cases stand at 46,289 with 12,329 recoveries

Egypt launches comprehensive response to contain COVID-19 economic fallout: IMF Egypt Mission Chief
Policy space, also called buffers, built over past several years has left Egypt in strong position to weather health crisis

Madbouly inspects Ain Shams University’s new COVID-19 field hospital
Drive-through coronavirus testing will be offered for first time in Egypt

Egypt’s property sector unhurt despite COVID-19 related sales slowdown
Online transactions boost El Attal’s sales during pandemic, says CEO

Egypt imposes COVID-19 related preventive measures on archaeological missions
Workers obliged to wear face masks and gloves, whilst ensuring regular disinfection of digging tools

Egypt’s daily COVID-19 cases may break 2,000 mark; pandemic peak undefined: official
Country’s total coronavirus infections reached 44,598 of whom 11,931 recovered

COVID-19 vaccine could be available by autumn: Oxford University
Vaccine provides 100% immunity against virus, prevents pneumonitis among monkeys

MTI revenues affected by late product launches amid COVID-19
The latest figures show a decline of 22.9% year-on-year (y-o-y) but a rise of 6.5% quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q), against the EGP 2.10bn reported in 4Q 2019.

Some private hospitals sell COVID-19 plasma at inflated prices: MP
Egypt reports highest daily spike in coronavirus count of 1,677 infections, 62 deaths

Glances of Egyptian children’s lives under COVID-19 lockdown
Despite rise in sleeping disorders, online gaming addiction, some parents say curfew helped bring families closer

COVID-19 fatalities among Egyptian doctors reach 60
Sixth year medical student volunteering at Qaliubiya’s Khanka Hospital is among COVID-19 deaths

Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa top 225,000
Africa CDC said that some 102,846 people who were infected with COVID-19 had recovered across the continent so far.

US Embassy in Cairo partners with AASTMT to launch COVID-19 Virtual Hackathon
Top 3 teams will share EGP 90,000 in seed funding to develop their projects: Mike Harker

Egyptian nurses share COVID-19 battlefront stories
Since then, Mohamed has been singing for the medical staff and patients at the quarantine hospital, providing relief and a much needed breather. This has been a time of great stress and pressure on healthcare workers, as Mohamed herself reported, saying she felt depressed at the beginning of her work at the quarantine hospital.